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Recognised as Colour

#B1AFAC

  • #B1AFAC
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B1AFAC is a grey with RGB values 177, 175, 172 and HSL 36°, 3%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B1AFAC#B1AFAC
HEX#B1AFAC
RGBrgb(177, 175, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6863, 0.6745
RGB percentages69.4%, 68.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(36, 3.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 2.8%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 2.8%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,644,844
CSS custom property--colour: #B1AFAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4E5053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AFACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2AEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.9Silver · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.92, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAEB1
Analogous#B1ADAC, #B1B1AC
Triadic#ACB1AF, #AFACB1
Split complementary#ACB1B1, #ADACB1
Tetradic#ACB1AD, #ACAEB1, #B1ACB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFB
Lighter +20%#E2E2E1
Lighter +10%#CAC8C6
Darker −10%#989692
Darker −20%#7F7C78
Darker −30%#65635F
Darker −40%#4B4946
More saturated +25%#C5B398
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R177
G175
B172
Red177 (69.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)3.11%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G AF · B AC

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